It's been a productive week. I finished my portrait! The tweaks were relatively quick, but I labored over the background for days. In the end, I like it—the colors, the organic/inorganic contrast, and especially the composition.
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| Girl with Pet Robot 18" x 6" |
And I'm nearly finished with this row of black garbage bags moving out the door to a waiting dumpster. I like the sense of movement this format provides, even though I didn't fit all the garbage bags.
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| March of the Garbage Bags 18" x 6" |
This is the last sheet of the 6x18" pad—just as I'm getting the hang of it, too! I find myself really drawn to this format. Besides being good for landscapes and tall things, it's fun to travel through the frame like a scroll—filling the frame with a person or a story, cropping any unnecessary bits. I suspect this won't be the last painting of this size for me.
I hope not.
ReplyDeleteI’ve observed that in art some limitations actually increase our creativity.
ReplyDeleteThe portrait is great! I love her energy and exuberance squeezed into that format. She’s ready to jump off the page into the next great excitement in her life! And then there’s those garbage bags, patiently waiting for their final destination. You really use the format to your advantage.
ReplyDeleteI think the narrow paper enhances the gravity of the subject like everything is on top of everything else. Those garbage are just waiting for a marching song to parade out the door.
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